Halloween by Mannheim Steamroller (CD, Aug-2005, 2 Discs, American Gramaphone Records)

An amazingly fun Halloween party set! Mannheim Steamroller retool some familiar classical works (listed as 'deranged by Chip Davis') while adding some original spooky melodies. Classics include Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, Hall Of The Mountain King, and others. Disc 2 has a tremendous soundscape of eerie effects and surprises. My only complaint is that both discs could have been longer.

good background music to set the mood. I liked the eerie sounds. glad i bought it. why do i have to write 100 characters to write a review...that's dumb. i said what i thought

I used many of the songs from this CD in the music mix for my Halloween party, and they sounded great. The second CD is good to create a spooky atmosphere outside.

Halloween music Mannheim Steamroller style! Two CD package - one of music and the other of environmental / background sound effects. While there are few repeats from earlier CDs, mostly all new music. Mannheim Steamroller creates their own version of some of the classics - Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries, Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain and Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor - if you want the symphonic version of these classic, don't get this CD. If you need some weird and creepy background sound effects, take a listen to that CD in this collection!

I really like this group, but some of the songs didn't sound Halloweeny at all.
I especially like the forest one,and some of them are delightfully spooky. I would buy it again though, because the balance of spooky and haunting songs does outweigh the non-Halloweeny songs.

I bought this CD for a Halloween party. I wasn't expecting the symphony; it wasn't exactly what I was looking for. I was looking for more of songs that sounded scary but could be recognized, such as scary movie theme songs and such. There were a couple of good songs, but overall it just wasn't what I had in mind. It would be a good Halloween CD for someone who enjoys the symphony.